NORTH CAROLINA _____________________ COUNTY ____________________________________ , ) Plaintiff ) ) vs ) ) _____________________________________ , ) Defendant ) File No. ____________________________ Film No.____________________________ IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULING & DISCOVERY ORDER THIS CAUSE, a case assigned to the undersigned judge, came on for hearing for an equitable distribution scheduling and discovery conference; and IT APPEARING TO THE COURT that both parties and their attorneys were present (unless this order was consented to by all parties and their attorneys in writing on or before the schedule hearing date and accepted by the assigned judge); NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1. Date of Separation: That for purposes of equitable distribution, the date of the parties’ separation is ____________________________________, 20____. 2. Discovery: Both parties have complied with Rule 7.5 by filing Inventory Affidavits and have produced all documents required by Rule 7.6. The parties shall complete further discovery by __________________________, 20____. Within two weeks after this date, the parties may amend their inventory affidavits. 3. Dispositive Motions: That the parties shall file and serve all dispositive motions, if any, by _________________________, 20___. 4. Date for Pre-trial Conference: ___________________________, 20 ____. 5. Exemption from Mediation: That a motion to dispense with settlement procedures has been filed pursuant to Rule 1C(6), Supreme Court Rules. For good cause shown, the motion to dispense with settlement procedures has been allowed. (See Motion and Order filed in this proceeding.) ED Form C, Page 1, District 11, Effective 5/1/02 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com 5. Settlement Procedure: Mediated Settlement Conference has been ordered. See Form AOC-CV-824. The person conducting the Mediated Settlement Conference has been appointed using Form AOC-CV-825. An alternate settlement procedure has been chosen. An evaluator or other neutral has been appointed by the Court. See Form AOC-CV-826, side one. 6. Other Issues: Date:____________________________ _____________________________________ Assigned District Court Judge CONSENTED TO: ________________________________ Plaintiff __________________________________________ Attorney for Plaintiff ________________________________ Defendant __________________________________________ Attorney for Defendant This is to certify that the undersigned has this date served this pleading or other paper in the above-entitled action upon all other parties to this cause by depositing a copy hereof in a post-paid wrapper in a post office or official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States Postal Service, properly addressed to the attorney or attorneys for said parties. This the _____ day of _____________________, 20____. ED Form C, Page 1, District 11, Effective 5/1/02 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com